Diabetes: Experience of gastric bypass

I've been working with a personal trainer for over a year. I'm on my own at this time, but I have a 5 day a week schedule and know how to modify it on my own. I call him when I need him. Ideally, I work out about 1.5 hours a day with about 30 minutes being devoted to cadio, 45 minutes to weight training and a cardio follow up. You should work out five days a week.

I dropped 3 clothing sizes in a few months using just intensive exercise/fitness, but it did nothing to my weight to speak of because of the fact muscle weighs more than fat, and it really did not achieve what I wanted for BG control.

Yes, people with a bypass or band need to exercise. Often it is just walking a little until people can walk more - those with malignant obesity just can't move that much. I was practically jogging around the recovery room because I'd been working out for the better part of the year. I am the exception, not the rule. I consider a structured program in the gym (which I am lucky enough to love) exercise.

Remember, losing the weight is the easy part - keeping it off long term is the hard part.

Most people don't like the concept of not eating much food. I prefer the concept of long-term survival. My chances of serious complications in the next five years from diabetes were 50%. My chances of serious complications from the surgery during the first couple of weeks were 14%. It was a no-brainer for me at that point. Then again, I am not in love with food and I am a logic driven personality, so what works for me will not necessarily work for anyone else. It has all been about long-term survival with all my body parts in good working order for the past decade. So far, I'm at the top of the bell curve in health so for me, this approach works.